Strike Eagles Train with Raptors

Aug. 30, 2010

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F-15Es from the 391st Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, have been deployed to JB Elmendorf, Alaska, to train with F-22s of Elmendorf’s 3rd Wing. This temporary deployment represents the second recent pairing of Strike Eagles and Raptors. F-22s from Tyndall AFB, Fla., are currently training at Mountain Home with F-15Es of the Idaho base’s 389th FS. (Elmendorf photo caption by SSgt. Joshua Garcia)

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